Levi’s x Super Mario
When it comes to iconic video game characters, it’s tough to beat Nintendo’s Super Mario. Set in the Mushroom Kingdom, the hero in blue overalls routinely saves the princess from the likes of Bowser, but Super Mario Bros is more than just a legendary video game. It’s a pop culture sensation that has been around […]
Converse celebrates International Women’s Day by championing self-love
Women like Ashlee Cayte, Keabecoe Moshe, Nhlanhla Hlekane, Lindiwe Modiselle, and Lairi Rae are the kind of women who are defined by their individuality. They’re creatives; inspirational in their own right, and embody the ethos of self-love. It’s along this vein that Converse hosted them, along with Sizakele Phohleli for an intimate dinner to celebrate […]
Yeezy Season 8 is here with a performance debut by North West
Kanye West made a last minute announcement on Saturday that Yeezy Season 8 is coming to Paris. Taking place the day after the Paris iteration of Sunday Service, the show was closed out by a North West rapping at her dad’s show. For her debut performance Ms. West remixed internet sensation ZaZa’s “What I Do?” […]
10 Years of Dope
DOPE Store recently celebrated 10 years in fashion. To commemorate this milestone, they’ve put together an art show at the Kalashnikov Gallery in Braamfontein running from the 27th February to the 4th of March. Andile “Scotch” Cele describes the event as “an art show looking back at Designer Original Products Enterprise aka DOPE Store; the […]
The Mono Patchwork Chuck 70
Converse has launched a new Chuck Taylor sneaker in camo green and industrial white. The new, limited-edition Mono Patchwork Chuck 70 mashes up American workwear classics with rugged, textured fabrics and raw finishes. Channel the utilitarian basics of American workwear with this bold take on the season’s patchwork trend. Military references, like rugged canvas and khaki […]
PUMA x J.Cole release The Sky Dreamer
Yesterday, global sports company PUMA officially announced a multi-year partnership with Grammy-winning artist J.Cole with a short film and TV commercial that was concepted and co-directed by Cole himself. The theme of the spot speaks to never abandoning one’s dream, despite the obstacles faced or time passed. The commercial was a joint PUMA x Dreamville […]
Fashion IS Function with Nike’s 2020 Future Forum
The first time Tokyo hosted the Olympics (in 1964), it had to be moved to October because of unbearable heat and typhoon season. South Africa was banned for the first time because of its Apartheid sporting policies. And the USSR still existed. This year, the Olympic Games are back in Tokyo and the temperatures are even higher. […]
adidas Originals Launches Change Is a Team Sport
Since its inception, adidas’ iconic Superstar shoe has stood for those who aren’t afraid to stand for something. Throughout its existence the instantly recognizable silhouette has graced the feet of teams at the forefront of culture worldwide. Having changed the game on the court 50 years ago, today the sneaker is made for game-changers off […]
A first look at the adidas x Ivy Park capsule collection
adidas and Beyoncé announced a new partnership in April 2019 with the relaunch of her Ivy Park athleisure and apparel brand. At the time, she said “This is the partnership of a lifetime for me. adidas has had tremendous success in pushing creative boundaries. We share a philosophy that puts creativity, growth and social responsibility […]
Maxhosa by Laduma x Zeus Feni x The Plug SA
Laduma Ngxokolo debuted his Spring/Summer 2020 collection at NY Fashion Week last year. Under the theme “We Are Kings and Queens” he had then Miss SA 2019 (who has since become Miss Universe 2019), Zozibini Tunzi, rule his runway. Atandwa Kani, who played the King of Wakanda in in the MCU film Black Panther, was […]
PUMA team up with Randomevent
PUMA has teamed up with Chinese label Randomevent for a daring streetwear collection, combining urban and street styles with rich colours and graphics in unexpected places. Established in 2012 by fashionable clothing enthusiasts, Randomevent wants its products to influence the life of its consumers and believes that clothes are all about attitude. The collection includes […]
The Plug x Castle Lite present: 100 Most Influential People in Urban Culture
“There’s no argument. I am a hundred percent the reason why hip hop is drenched.” Part of his Utatakho Remix verse that shook up the fourth quarter of 2019, Riky Rick stakes his claim on the game boldly with that bar. Hubris is almost a cornerstone of hip hop, but who really got the block […]